Bibliographies of Camp-related Research

Bibliographies of Camp-related Research

The Impact of Short-Term Adventure Camp on Self-Concept and Anxiety in Japanese Early AdolescentsIada, M., Imura, H., & van der Smissen, B.Bulletin of the Institute of Health and Sports Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 9 (1986) 91-101

Purpose:Examine the effects of adventure programming on the self-concept of early adolescents.

Sample:155 children (114 males, 41 females) in 6th through 8th grade who voluntarily participated in an 8-day adventure camp experience with the main activity being a 3-day mountain climb. Subjects came from the Tokyo metropolitan area from mainly middle class families.